Welcome to Mad About Art!
Mad About Art! is an enthusiastic group of art lovers run by a volunteer board. MAA! offers monthly programming featuring unique art activities in the Denver metro area. Programs include artist studio visits, private collection tours, corporate art tours, and public art tours. There are also book salons and lectures. Social activities include member parties for holidays and special events. In addition, the MAA! Travel program provides small group excursions to national and international locations several times a year. Membership dues are $75.00 per person, $25 for an additional person in your household.
If you haven’t already, it is time to renew your Mad About Art! 2026 membership. Programming is well underway for 2026, with events you won’t want to miss. Click the link below to complete your membership renewal, then view your cart and pay. Membership dues are $75.00 per person, $25 for an additional person in your household for 2026. You cannot sign up for events until you renew your membership. So sign up NOW!
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Looking forward to another year of exciting art adventures.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Mad About Art! is pleased to provide monthly programs for our membership. We endeavor to have space available for everyone interested in a particular program. However, we have noticed a trend of members signing up for events and not showing or canceling at the last minute. Because some of the programs are at artists studios, space is often limited. Please do not sign up for a program until you are certain of your schedule and if you need to cancel please do so at least a week prior to the event date. Registering for a program the moment the newsletter arrives and then cancelling a day or two before prevents other members from attending. We look forward to seeing you at future programs!
We are seeking nominations for the MAA! board to serve in 2027.
Love MAA! and its role in enhancing our art community? Consider serving on the 2027 MAA! board of directors. Open positions starting in January are president, membership, and treasurer.
Please contact the nominations chair, Penny Eucker at pj******@***il.com or call her at 303-908-9090 to nominate yourself or another member to help guide MAA! in 2027.
HAPPENING IN AUGUST 2026
Studio Painting Demonstration of Michael Ome Untiedt
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Two Demonstrations: 10am-11:45pm & 2-3:45pm
RSVP by August 4, 2026
MAA members are invited to join renowned painter Michael Ome Untiedt in his studio, where he will give a demonstration of his work by painting live and sharing his thoughts and stories.
From the artist: “My name is Michael Ome Untiedt. I was born in Lamar, Colorado in 1952. I grew up east of Aurora and on a farm near the now partial ghost town of Bristol, Prowers County, Colorado. I graduated from Granada Union High School in 1970 and graduated from Denver University in 1975, and Metro State College, now Metropolitan University in 1981. I worked at many things while trying to establish myself as an artist. I was employed by the National Park Service as a demonstrating craftsman in woodworking and blacksmithing, and later taught woodworking and furniture design at Metro State College. I spent nine years as a woodshop teacher in both high school and middle school for Aurora Public Schools. My art mentor was the watercolorist Buffalo Kapinski. I became a full-time painting artist in 1999. I participated in my first art show in 1972, and attended many outdoor art festivals over the years, selling watercolors, paintings, wood and metal working crafts. I have been married to wife Donna for 44 years and have a son, Zachariah, and daughter Hannah. Read more…
Location: 2200 North High Street, Denver, CO
Two Demonstrations: 10-11:45am & 2-3:45pm
RSVP by August 4
Program limited to 15 members for each session
No cost to attend
Parking suggestions: This is a central Denver residential area, street parking available.
Jaume Plensa Gallery Tour at the Denver Botanic Gardens
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Tour at 1pm
RSVP by August 8, 2026
Based in Barcelona, Plensa is best known for his work, Crown Fountain, in Chicago’s Millennium Park. His artworks have included materials from steel and bronze to resin, graphite and ink. His work can be found at the Museum of Modern Art in NY, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas. Jaume Plensa: A New Humanism is the first retrospective of his work in the United States and explores themes of personal introspection and collective harmony. This exhibition is one of a kind and in partnership with the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This will be a docent led, 45 minute tour. Please join MAA! for an incredible experience.
Location: Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St, Denver, CO 80206
Event Times: 1pm
Program limited to 20 members
RSVP by August 8
Cost to Attend: $10.00
Directions if Needed: Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St. Denver, CO, 80206. (720-865-3500) Members should meet in the lobby of the Freyer-Newman Center at the corner of 11th and York.
Parking Suggestion: Garage is free, or street parking. Summers can be busy so please carpool if possible.
Special Instructions:This is a tour of the galleries inside the Freyer-Newman Center. Please feel free to walk around the gardens after the tour and see his other works throughout the gardens.
Conversation Pieces
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Three tours offered: 12:45pm, 1:45pm & 2:45pm
RSVP by August 19, 2026
Stories from the Fashion Archives features more than 60 unique designs from the DAM’s own fashion collection, most of which have never been shown before.
Historic treasures from the DAM’s collection include a 1930s Jean Lanvin gown donated by Mrs. Gio Ponti; an afternoon dress dating to 1905-1910 worn by inventor Ms. May Wilfley; and a 1935 silk velvet evening wrap by Italian designer Maria Monaci Gallenga worn by Mrs. Thomas Patterson Campbell of The Rocky Mountain News family. These pieces will be displayed alongside recent acquisitions including a John Galliano dress from his Spring/Summer 1993 Olivia and Filibuster collection; an Alexander McQueen dress from the legendary designer’s final Plato Atlantis collection; and a lace ensemble by Karl Lagerfeld for Chloé worn by supermodel Kate Moss on the Fall/Winter 1993–94 runway.
Location: Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204
Three tours times offered, each limited to 10 members: 12:45pm, 1:45pm & 2:45pm
$10 per person to attend
RSVP by August 19
Directions & Parking: Parking is available on-street and various lots around the museum
UPCOMING EVENTS
The MAA! program committee is hard at work planning additional tours and meet ups for the remainder of this year. Events for which we have firm dates appear below. Watch for more information on these and on additional events in upcoming newsletters and invitations.
October 20: Jill Soukup
November 5: Michael Dowling
December 6: MAA! Holiday Program at Lakewood Country Club
JOIN OR RENEW MEMBERSHIP
If you haven’t already, it is time to renew your Mad About Art! 2026 membership. Programming is well underway for 2026, with events you won’t want to miss. Click the link below to complete your membership renewal, then view your cart and pay. Membership dues are $75.00 per person, $25 for an additional person in your household for 2026. You cannot sign up for events until you renew your membership. So sign up NOW!
President: Chad Skrbina
Past President: Hanne Lichtenfels
Treasurer: Stacey Wilson
Secretary: Meg Freedman
Communications: Betsy Rumely
Nominations: Penny Eucker
Programs: Kate McDaniel
Membership: Patty Horsch
Check Out Our Video and Previous Programs Page
Here you will find videos from our recent and past events – just click the red video icon.
